Configuring Qumulo Alerts Integration with ClickSend (SMS)

This section explains how to integrate ClickSend with Qumulo Alerts and test the integration.

ClickSend is a paid, third-party service that provides delivery of messages as SMS (and other formats). For more information, see How to get started with ClickSend in the ClickSend documentation.

To Integrate ClickSend with Qumulo Alerts and Test the Integration by Using the Qumulo Alerts Web UI

1. On the sidebar, under Servers, click ClickSend SMS.

2. Enter the ClickSend configuration details:

   1. For Username, enter your ClickSend account username (typically, your email address).

   2. For API Key, enter the API key from your ClickSend account dashboard.

      Tip
      To keep the current key, leave API Key empty when you edit an existing ClickSend configuration.

   3. For From Number, enter the phone number or sender ID to appear as the sender of outgoing SMS messages, formatted according to the E.164 standard (for example, +15555550100).

   4. For Test Number, enter the phone number to receive the test SMS when you click Test Connection.

3. Click Save Configuration.

   Note
   You must configure recipient phone numbers separately for each user on the Alert Recipients page. For more information, see Configuring Alarm and Alert Notifications to an Administrative Account.

4. Click Test Connection.

5. Qumulo Alerts sends a test SMS to the configured test number.

   • If the test succeeds, a confirmation message appears.

   • If the test fails, check the configuration details.

To Integrate ClickSend with Qumulo Alerts and Test the Integration by Using the alerts CLI

1. Run the ./alerts clicksend_server_add command and specify the username, token, sender ID, and recipient’s phone number.

   ./alerts clicksend_server_add \
     --username name@example.com \
     --token 12345678-ABCDEFGH-12345678-ABCDEFGH \
     --senderid "+15551234567" \
     --to-address "+15550987654"
   

   Note
   

   • For the --username and --token flags, see API Credentials in the ClickSend documentation.
   • The --senderid flag is mandatory for the U.S. and Canada. For more information, see How to Register a Toll-Free Number (TFN) with ClickSend in the ClickSend documentation.
   • For more information about locales, see What Language Locales Qumulo Alerts Supports. The consumer processes for email, IFTTT, and SMS (ClickSend) integrations translate messages into the recipient's native language.
   • For more information about time zones, see Converting Time Zones.

   The following is example output.

   [{
     "language": "en_GB",
     "senderid": "+15551234567",
     "timezone": "UTC",
     "to_address": "+15550987654",
     "username": "name@example.com"
   }]
   

2. Run the ./alerts clicksend_server_test command.

   Note
   For integration testing to complete successfully, the --to-address flag must be configured already.

   A successful response returns the [{ "ok": true }] JSON output. In addition, the recipient’s phone number receives a test message.

Related Topics

• Integration with an Email Server
• Integration with IFTTT